Category: flexibility

Fed Wants ‘Flexibility’ on Rates as Inflation Remains Key Focus, Minutes Show

WASHINGTON—All officials at the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 13–14 policy meeting agreed the U.S. central bank should slow the pace of its aggressive interest rate increases, allowing them to continue increasing the cost of credit to control inflation but in a gradual way meant to limit the risks to economic growth. The minutes of the meeting,…


You Can Do Deep Squats, My Friend!

Having functional mobility is very important. Squats are a simple, but challenging movement that works a good number of muscles. And just like anything, you can begin with small, incremental steps to build on and progress to where you can do “deep squats” and improve your mobility and strength.  


Nimble Amid Ever-Changing Plans

With the world in so much flux these days, many of us find it difficult to deal with ever-changing plans. It’s always been a challenge, but as with so many things, it’s become an in-your-face challenge these days. Some people really struggle when plans are always changing—it can be frustrating and feel like there’s no…


How to Develop Extraordinary Resilience

We’re all beset with difficulties, obstacles, pain, exhaustion, and a thousand other setbacks, small and large. What determines whether we take these setbacks in stride or let them bring us down is something psychologists call “resilience.” It’s the ability to bounce back from setbacks and adapt, learn, and persevere. I’ve found resilience to be an…